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James v. Co Hernandez

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Apr 24, 2009
08 Civ. 4293 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 24, 2009)

Opinion

08 Civ. 4293 (SAS).

April 24, 2009

Plaintiff (Pro Se): Derrick James, # 08-A-2148, Great Meadow Correctional Facility, Comstock, NY.

For Defendants: David Alan Rosinus, Jr., Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department, New York, NY.


ORDER


On April 7, 2009, defendants filed and served a motion for summary judgment. As of today, plaintiff has not submitted any papers in opposition to defendants' motion. As plaintiff is proceeding pro se, it is hereby

ORDERED that plaintiff file opposition papers, if any, to defendants' motion by May 6, 2009. All papers must be sent to this Court's Pro Se Office at 500 Pearl Street, Room 230, New York, New York 10007, and must be served upon defendants' counsel. If plaintiff submits opposition papers, defendants' reply is due May 20, 2009.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if plaintiff fails to comply with this Order, the Court will decide the motion solely on the papers submitted by defendants. In plaintiff does file opposition papers, he is directed to first consult the attached Notice for Pro Se Litigants Regarding Opposition to a Summary Judgment Motion.

SO ORDERED.

NOTICE FOR PRO SE LITIGANTS REGARDING OPPOSITION TO A SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION

See McPherson v. Coombe, No. 98-2635, 1999 WL 235771 (2d Cir. Apr. 22, 1999).

When a summary judgment motion is filed, the Court will determine whether there are material facts in dispute. If there are material facts in dispute, the motion will be denied and there will be a trial to resolve the factual disputes. If there are no material facts in dispute, the motion may be granted and any claim for which summary judgment is granted will be dismissed. If summary judgment is granted for all claims, there will be no trial and the case will be closed.

A motion for summary judgment is govemed by Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 56(e) says:

Supporting and opposing affidavits shall be made on personal knowledge, shall set forth such facts as would be admissible in evidence, and shall show affirmatively that the affiant is competent to testify to the matters stated therein. Sworn or certified copies of all papers or parts thereof referred to in an affidavit shall be attached thereto or served therewith. The court may permit affidavits to be supplemented or opposed by depositions, answers to interrogatories, or further affidavits. When a motion for summary judgment is made and supported as provided in this rule, an adverse party may not rest upon the mere allegations or denials of the adverse party's pleading, but the adverse party's response, by affidavits or as otherwise provided in this rule, must set forth specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial. If the adverse party does not so respond, summary judgment, if appropriate, shall be entered against the adverse party.

(Emphasis supplied.)

Pursuant to Rule 56, any fact asserted in the motion for summary judgment that is supported by evidence that would be admissible at trial will be taken as true, unless the opponent contradicts that fact with evidence that is also admissible at trial. Admissible evidence may take the form of documents or affidavits. An affidavit must be made by someone with personal knowledge of the facts described in the affidavit and the person making the affidavit must swear that its contents are true.


Summaries of

James v. Co Hernandez

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Apr 24, 2009
08 Civ. 4293 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 24, 2009)
Case details for

James v. Co Hernandez

Case Details

Full title:DERRICK JAMES, Plaintiff, v. CO HERNANDEZ, et al., Defendants

Court:United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Apr 24, 2009

Citations

08 Civ. 4293 (SAS) (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 24, 2009)